Multi-Subject: Teachers of Childhood (Grades 1-6) (221) Questions with Correct Answers

Affixes - correct answerparts added to the beginning (prefix) or end (suffix) of a root word to create new words. Prefix - correct answera syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning Root word - correct answerThe base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes Suffix - correct answera syllable found at the end of some words (-ing, -ment, -en, -ient, etc.) Four types of commonly used context clues - correct answerSynonyms- A word with the same meaning as the unknown word is placed close by for comparison (mistake and error) Antonyms- A word with the opposite meaning as the unknown word is placed closed by for contrast Explanations- An obvious explanation is given close to the unknown word Examples- Examples of what the word means are given to help the reader define the term What is the point of reading? - correct answerTo comprehend what someone else is trying to say through writing. When does comprehension start? - correct answerWhen the student has the vocabulary and reading skills necessary to make sense of the whole picture, not just individual words. How to help with comprehension? - correct answerTo help with comprehension teachers can teach students to pre-read titles, sidebars, looking at illustrations, predicting what's going to happen in the story, connecting to background knowledge, and relating to the experiences or feelings of the characters. -Can model comprehension skills in a read-aloud like "what is happening here?" and "how do you think the character feels?". Literal vs Critical comprehension - correct answerLiteral Comprehension- is the skills a reader uses to deal with actual words in a text Critical Comprehension- involves analysis of meaning, evaluation, questioning, and reasoning skills to understand the text Adjective - correct answerthe words that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun (green apple) Adverb - correct answerthe word that modifies a verb (instantly reviewed), adjective (relatively odd) or another adverb (rather suspiciously) Conjunctions - correct answerwords used to join words, phrases, or clauses (and, if/then, because, for, but, since, nether/nor) Nouns - correct answerperson, place, thing, or idea Preposition - correct answerA word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (above, by, for, out and to) Pronoun - correct answerA word that takes the place of a noun (she, he, it, they) Verb - correct answerAction Syntax - correct answerSentence structure Alliteration - correct answerthe repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (Chirp, chirp) Assonance - correct answerRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity (the quiet bird cried)